Pittsburgh Pirates 2012 Top Prospects: #5 – Luis Heredia

The Pirates Prospects 2012 Prospect Guide is now available, featuring over 250 prospect reports, the 2012 top 50 prospects, a feature on the top four pitching prospects in the system, and the most comprehensive coverage of the Pirates' farm system that you can find. While the top 50 prospects are exclusive to the book, we will be releasing the top ten prospects over the next week. Be sure to purchase your copy of the book on the products page of the site.

To recap the countdown so far:

10. Nick Kingham

9. Kyle McPherson

8. Stetson Allie

7. Tony Sanchez

6. Robbie Grossman

We continue the countdown with the number five prospect, Luis Heredia.

Luis Heredia pitched his first pro season at the age of 16 in 2011.

5. Luis Heredia, RHP

Heredia is ranked behind Gerri...

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